Australia vs Namibia: Total agricultural land use per person
Australia
12.43
in 2025
Namibia
14.18
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Namibia rank
3rd
Total agricultural land use per person over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.18 against 12.43 in Australia, a difference of 1.75.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 2.47 | 2.47 | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0 | 5.86 | 5.86 | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0 | 7.82 | 7.82 | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0 | 10.42 | 10.42 | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | Namibia |
| 1700s | 0 | 18.59 | 18.59 | Namibia |
| 1710s | 0 | 24.83 | 24.83 | Namibia |
| 1720s | 0 | 33.2 | 33.2 | Namibia |
| 1730s | 0 | 44.43 | 44.43 | Namibia |
| 1740s | 0 | 59.59 | 59.59 | Namibia |
| 1750s | 0 | 80.14 | 80.14 | Namibia |
| 1760s | 0 | 80.14 | 80.14 | Namibia |
| 1770s | 0 | 80.14 | 80.14 | Namibia |
| 1780s | 0 | 80.14 | 80.14 | Namibia |
| 1790s | 0.8085 | 80.14 | 79.33 | Namibia |
| 1800s | 1.36 | 80.14 | 78.78 | Namibia |
| 1810s | 3.32 | 80.14 | 76.82 | Namibia |
| 1820s | 5.84 | 80.14 | 74.3 | Namibia |
| 1830s | 9.81 | 80.14 | 70.33 | Namibia |
| 1840s | 14.34 | 80.14 | 65.8 | Namibia |
| 1850s | 15.57 | 80.14 | 64.57 | Namibia |
| 1860s | 15.05 | 80.14 | 65.09 | Namibia |
| 1870s | 16.69 | 80.14 | 63.45 | Namibia |
| 1880s | 19.03 | 80.14 | 61.11 | Namibia |
| 1890s | 21.17 | 80.14 | 58.97 | Namibia |
| 1900s | 25.62 | 80.14 | 54.52 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 29.64 | 80.14 | 50.5 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 32.04 | 80.14 | 48.1 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 35.67 | 80.14 | 44.47 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 38.35 | 80.14 | 41.79 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 41.05 | 72.2 | 31.14 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 37.99 | 58.36 | 20.37 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 31.53 | 44.46 | 12.94 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 27.05 | 34.37 | 7.31 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 22.35 | 23.84 | 1.48 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 18.55 | 19.67 | 1.12 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 14.44 | 16.25 | 1.81 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12.76 | 14.59 | 1.83 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural land use per person, Australia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 14.18 against 12.43 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural land use per person between Australia and Namibia?
- 1.75, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for total agricultural land use per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.